S. Pattnaik et al., ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF ESSENTIAL OILS FROM CYMBOPOGON - INTER-SPECIFIC AND INTRA-SPECIFIC DIFFERENCES, Microbios, 84(341), 1995, pp. 239-245
The influence of the genetic background of a plant on the antibacteria
l activity of essential oils derived from it was investigated. Essenti
al oils from six distinct strains of Cymbopogon were tested against ei
ghteen bacteria. Interspecific and intraspecific differences were evid
ent in the antibacterial activity of the essential oils derived from t
he six Cymbopogon strains.